Course Catalogue

Introduction to Internet in general and Internet of Things: layers, protocols, packets, services, performance parameters of a packet network as well as applications such as web, Peer-to-peer, sensor networks, and multimedia. Transport services: TCP, UDP, socket programming; Network layer: forwarding & routing algorithms (Link, DV), IP-addresses, DNS, NAT, and routers; Local Area Networks, MAC level, link protocols such as: point-to-point protocols, Ethernet, WiFi 802.11, cellular Internet access, and Machine-to-machine; Mobile Networking: roaming and handoffs, mobile IP, and ad hoc and infrastructure less networks; Real-time networking: soft and real time, quality of service/information, resource reservation and scheduling, and performance measurements; IoT definitions: overview, applications, potential & challenges, and architecture; IoT examples: Case studies, e.g. sensor body-area-network and control of a smart home.

Introduction to network security. Basic concepts: confidentiality, integrity, availability, security policies, security mechanisms, assurance.Basic Cryptography; Secret Key Cryptography, Message Digests, Public Key Cryptography; Authentication; Trusted Intermediaries; Real-time Communication Security; Electronic Mail Security; Firewalls and Web Security.

Introduction to wireless communications: history and evolution, current wireless communication system  s, requirements of wireless services, and technical challenges of wireless communications. Radio wave propagation in the mobile environment: Free-space propagation, propagation mechanisms, large scale and small scale fading, path loss models, statistical channel models: narrowband and wideband models, System Planning: mobile radio link design, and introduction to radio network planning. Overview of wireless access networks: base and subscriber stations, multiple access technologies, noise and interference in wireless communication systems, diversity reception, MIMO communication: MIMO narrowband channel model, transmit diversity and spatial multiplexing Evolution of cellular systems, principles and operation of cellular systems, narrowband systems: FDMA and TDMA systems, frequency planing, and capacity considerations, CDMA wideband systems: resource allocation, soft handover, power control, interference and capacity, OFDMA wideband systems, and Standardized cellular communications systems. Wireless Network Standards: Wireless LANs, wireless MANs, short range wireless networks, standards, capabilities and applications, broadband wireless networks, and integration of different types of wireless networks Wireless Sensor Networks: Introduction to sensor networks and applications, issues in sensor networks in comparison to conventional wireless networks, special design considerations in energy conservation, routing etc.

Network management: Layers of network management; infrastructure for network management; the key areas of network management (accounting, security, configuration, performance, and fault tolerance); the Internet management framework and protocols (SNMP, MlBs, and so on); practical limitations and case studies; and so on. Network security: Principles of cryptography; principles of information security; authentication; access control; integrity; attacks and countermeasures; secure network protocols (551., IPscc, and so on); practical limitations and case studies; and so on. Mobile and wireless data communications: Satellite communications; cellular wireless networks; mobile IP; wireless LAN technologies (802.11, Bluetooth, and so on); the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP); the Wireless Markup Language; and so on. Multimedia networking: Multimedia networking applications; multimedia information representation; streaming stored audio and video; video and audio conferencing; voice over IP; real-time communication protocols; RSVP; differentiated services; and so on.